United Arab Emirates

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Friday it has sought to be removed from a list in the United Arab Emirates that designates it as a terrorist organization along with dozens of other groups.

An American man detained for months in the United Arab Emirates and seven co-defendants were fined and sentenced to up to a year in prison Monday after being convicted in connection to a satirical video about youth culture in Dubai.

A Muslim American seeking asylum in Sweden claimed Wednesday he was detained at the U.S. government’s request while in the United Arab Emirates last summer, tortured in custody and interrogated about the activities of a Portland mosque.